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    The White-Tailed Kite is a light gray bird with a white tail and head, black shoulder spots, and 12-14" long with a 40" wingspan. It gets its name from its hunting technique of hovering in one spot like a kite to find prey before diving down. It eats small mammals, birds, lizards, and insects, nests in tree tops, and lives in woodlands and grasslands near baseball fields year-round.

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    The White-Tailed Kite is a light gray bird with a white tail and head, black shoulder spots, and 12-14" long with a 40" wingspan. It gets its name from its hunting technique of hovering in one spot like a kite to find prey before diving down. It eats small mammals, birds, lizards, and insects, nests in tree tops, and lives in woodlands and grasslands near baseball fields year-round.

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    The White-Tailed Kite is a light gray bird with a white tail and head, black shoulder spots, and 12-14" long with a 40" wingspan. It gets its name from its hunting technique of hovering in one spot like a kite to find prey before diving down. It eats small mammals, birds, lizards, and insects, nests in tree tops, and lives in woodlands and grasslands near baseball fields year-round.

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    White-Tailed Kite Characteristics

    Elanus leucurus Appearance: Light gray back; white tail and head;
    black spots on shoulders
    White-Tailed kites get their name from Size: 12”-14”; about 40" wingspan
    how they hunt. They hover in one spot Location: Commonly around baseball field
    (much like a kite) until they find their Season: Year-round
    prey and dive down for the kill. They eat
    small mammals, especially rodents, o Native
    small birds, lizards, and insects. They
    nest in the top of trees and live in
    woodland and grassland environments.

    Sources
    Cornell Lab of Ornithology
    Pictures: Megan Leich

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